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Current FTS(front, back and top!) (2/1/2014)




Full Tank Shot (FTS) (12/25/2013)





(12/06/13)

Back View

Some angel shots



5.5 Gallon Spec V
Equipment:
- Fluval Spec V
- Extra Spec V pump for more flow- Changed to a Mini jet 606
- DIY LED 9w cree 3up leds and 3w ultraviolet leds in stock housing
- 50walt heater

Livestock
- Cleaner shrimp DEAD
- Yasha goby (06/04/2013) DEAD-(10/17/13)
- 4 Sexy shirmp - down to 3
- 2 Pom Pom carbs - down to 1
- porcelain crab
- Candy Cane Pistal
- Emerald carb
- 2 blue leg hermit carb

Corals to date.(12/25/2013)

Softy
- GSP
- Pulsing xenia
- 3 ric yumas
- 1 Ric florida
- 1 Mushroom coral
- Flower pot coral
- Sympodium

SPS
- Pink Montipora cap
- Green Montipora cap
- Purple montipora cap
- Rainbow encrusting Montipora (bleached)
- Green Montipora digitata

Zoa/Polyp
- Neon Pink Zoa (bleached)
- Dark Cherry people eaters (bleached)
- Magician paly
- Devil's Armpr zoa
- Sunny D zoa
- Red Cherry people eaters
- MJC sriracha
- Utter Chaos Paly
- Oj Skirt Zoa
- Hawaiian Punch zoa

LPS/NPS
- Dendros
- Hammer Coral
- Golden Tip Octospawn
- Rainbow Acan
- Mini Plate Croral

Anemone
- Rock Flower Anemone

Specs (12/06/13)

SG-1.026sg
Temp 78.5F-80F
Amm- 0
Nitrite- 0
Nitrate- 0-5ppm
Ph-8.1
Cal -420
dKH -8
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Well I finally have the time and the money to start my own little saltwater before i go big.

I brought a Fluval Spec V 5.5g tank and will be doing my first saltwater tank [:D] its going to be placed on my work table so I'll get to see it daily.

Currently i have;

Equipment:
Fluval Spec V
extra Spec V pump for more flow
ordering DIY leds ( 3 ups - TV - NW? - TV - 3ups) still not sure about this arrangement yet but will be playing around with it (want a light purple blue looks) (made to fit into stock housing)
(lights will be here in April)

Plans:

beginner corals at first ( Xenia, zoas, maybe a sunflower coral, etc)
slowing work into SPS
Cleaning crew, to be stated
crabs and shirmps for sure
Not sure on fish yet

So i want to get the tank cycled asap, will be doing the mod this week and hopefully have the tank with SW and live rocks next week [:D]

lighting layout: 0.25"x1.5" aluminum as heat sink


any kind of input and what should i add would be great! feel free to share any ideas too [:D]
 
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#288 ·
So I went to big als scarb yesterday to pick up some filtrr floss and of course I had to head downstairs to take at look at all the fishes :p and im glad I did. I found these 2 beauties for 1/2 the price of what other peoplemare selling them at and I just couldnt hold back!! So I picked 2 and hurried home. Feeling like a just committed a crime :p

Ultra rock flower nems
one is lime green and neon green edges with beige skirt and some stripes.
the other is red and brown with pink and brown skirts



So glad I went to big als!

For those who wants some too I think they have at least 10 more before I left with great colour!
 
#291 ·
When I was at Big Al Mississiuaga on Sunday, they have neon yellow rock flower anemones, yours for under $25 tax included!
 
#294 ·
Seeing my old tank and all its glory is bittersweet.

I thought since I have time I give you guys a little update since the past years.

Long story short this is what happened
-dad had a stroke back in 2014 nov
-crazy icestorm a few month after that (1 week without power)
-watching stuff die in tank
-tanks gets nuked
-saved it nearly with some corals still hanging in there
-steady off period for about 3months
-trying to get that promotion from work...neglected the tank.
-super hair algea boom (2nd nuke)
-steady battling back uphill.
-June 2015 proposed to my gf :)
-got a new job with better hours
-cleaning the tank every weekend!!!
-moving out in April!

I don't have any pictures of the tank during that time as you can probably see why :(

But I figure it's time to update it a bit.

I am now running a nanobox tide (thanks dave!)
Still have the minijet606 same heater, running floss and carbon still.

SPS and acan all gone :'(
Saved the devil's armor and sunn D paly
Dendro slowly dying. Can't seems to save it :(
Got some rock flowers nems and that's all for now.

Ordered a ATO and thinking about a doser. Might try SPS again. Maybe some birdnest.

And lastly pics.

 
#296 ·
It's alive again!!!

So after a very busy week of moving and getting settled in i finally have time to snap a few pictures of the new corals i got and how the tank is looking.
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Here is the current FTS and Top down shots :D*(sorry for the quality, all cell phone pics)



and your not seeing things!!! thats right! i live on the edge, there are 2 bubble tips in that 5 gal. (do not try this at home :p)
My left side is going to be a nem island and the right is going to be my zoa garden with 1 more type of SPS at the top of it. (the rock on the left still need to be rearranged) Right now i have a Birds of Paradise birdsnest, one of my favourites. As for zoa i have sunny d's, devils armor, rasta, utter choas and orange mauls. I also have a nice flower pot on the side which i really love.
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A nice shot of my clown and his beloved bta

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Utter Choas zoa

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My Bird Nest Frag


Close up on the flowerpot

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My Rock Nems (yellow, red, green - the red one is hiding in a hole..lol)

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Rasta/Orange Mauls - rasta already growing 2 heads and as for the choas, its growing 3 more. 2 you can see and 1 under an open zoa

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#298 ·
Glad to see your spec v up and running well again.

Those nems look happy and your zoas are super nice.
Yep I really love my nems. I lose one of the green stripe rock nems a while back, it just got smaller and smaller and it keeps moving all over the place. I dunno where it is anymore. But all the other nems like where they are :) so I don't adjust my flow or light. Dont want to set them off and start running all over the place :p.
 
#299 ·
Looks like you had a crazy time. Glad to know someone else in teh GTA also got a tide <3 I wonder how many he has made.
 
#301 ·
I would like to get a hybrid, duo... all of the things. I love his stuff.
 
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